On the World News with Charles Gibson, Oct. 23,2009, 6:30 broadcast, I saw the story of Hawaii no longer having classes on Fridays for the elementary to high school levels, because the state is so strapped for cash from the recession that 14 percent had to be cut.
The state decided that the furlough Fridays was a better option than layoffs. it is the shortest school yer in the nation, even though Hawaii already ranks near the bottom in national test scores causing the students to fall further behind. Parents however do not like the idea and are angry about it. Hawaii's budget problem is now the parents problem. This will result in kids being home more and parents are struggling to cover these cost bases and the increase in costs. It is exactly the opposite of Obama's position who wants more school days not less. Hawaii is also his home state.
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I disagee with the shorter school days for these children in Hawaii. I guess everyone is feeling this recession. I am confuse because Obama said America needs a better education system, and better teacher, but yet these are the first things that being cut.
ReplyDeleteI also disagree with the shorter school days for children. I understand were going through a recession but cutting of childrens education is not the way to go. This will only cause the childrens test scores to drop and will end up hurting the children in the long run.
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